Trump also made a point of mentioning that he’s got one other thing in common with Sanders — massive crowds at their respective campaign events.

“I do have much bigger crowds than him but that’s OK. But, he is second, I will say that, he is above any other Republican,” Trump said.

The Manhattan billionaire continued a line of thought he’s been harping recently: Sanders should run as an independent in the general election. If Sanders were to do that, it would certainly come

“If Bernie loses, which he will because his system is rigged very badly, frankly, Bernie should run as an independent,” Trump said. “Bernie should definitely run as an Independent. But, Bernie, his people, big percentages of the Bernie people are going to vote for Trump. You watch.”

A poll released earlier this month conducted by Mark Penn, Clinton’s chief strategist during the 2008 campaign, found that just 64% of Sanders supporters would vote for Clinton in the general election. That poll was conducted in late March.